UPDATE: Talk about great timing. Ortiz just slugged his first home run of the season to the “Monster Seats” in center field.

7:11 PM: Prior to Friday’s game against the Orioles, David Ortiz told Rob Bradford of WEEI.com that he was embarrassed when Mike Lowell pinch-hit for him against left-hander Darren Oliver on Tuesday:

“It was just embarrassing, getting pinch-hit for,” Ortiz said. “I
understand. I’m not swinging the bat good, with a lefty and whatever.
I’ve got to come through and do my thing and get that out of people’s
heads. When I’m swinging the bat good that’s not going to happen.
Basically it was a wake-up call to say, ‘You better start hitting or
you’re going to get pinch-hit for.'”

Or benched altogether. Francona started Lowell over Ortiz on Wednesday and Thursday as the Red Sox faced consecutive left-handers. With right-hander Jeremy Guthrie on the mound on Friday, the .146 hitting Ortiz is back in the starting lineup, batting sixth.

Your mother is the dumb one , for having you . I’ll tell you , just as I told the GrammarPussy , when I feel I need your advice on grammar , I’ll ask for it . In other words , don’t call me , I’ll call you .

Aaaahhh … mom jokes. Such fun. Your momma’s so fat it takes Dick Gregory and a forklift to get her big ass to church.
Big Papi is embarrassed by being pinch-hit for against a lefty? Lowell was 3-8 with 2HR’s and 3 BB’s against Darren Oliver, Sloppy 2-10 with 3K’s and one double.
Saying that is a dig at Mike Lowell and at Tito’s managerial abilities. It also shows distinct confusion about what should embarrass a ballplayer. Be embarrassed that you can’t hit for more power than Dustin Pedroia without horse steroids. Be embarrassed to have a .384 OPS vs LHP’s this season so far. Don’t be embarrassed when your manager makes the right move to help your team win a ballgame.
This is first time he’s looked like a bad teammate, and he should really shut up because that’s about all he has left going for him. Which is nice.

Your mother is the dumb one , for having you . I’ll tell you , just as I told the GrammarPussy , when I feel I need your advice on grammar , I’ll ask for it . In other words , don’t call me , I’ll call you .”
I’ll go out on a limb and guess that you’ve never asked anyone for advice on grammar.
IRT to Papi, at least he recognizes that this is on him. I’ll tell my kids the same thing. If you want minutes, you have to take them. This ain’t no socialist experiment. Those that contribute will play. Those that don’t simply have to show up earlier and practice harder.
From a RS perspective, a platoon always made sense, and I’d be working Hermida in there as well.